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From the editors: Multiword Patterns: Considering Phrasal Verbs and their Underlying Semantic Systems (II)
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
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(Universitat Jaume I, 2012)
Variability in L2 acquisition of formulaic sequences: A study of linguistic factors in the use and learning of phrasal verbs by non-native speakers
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
In this paper, the acquisition of phrasal verbs (PVs) by L2 learners is explored from the perspective provided by a usage-based approach to language. This involves looking at low scope or item-specific schemas, which in ...
Book review: Michael Rundell. Macmillan Phrasal Verbs Plus
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
Conceptualizing humans as animals in English verb particle constructions
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
Verb particle constructions with animal names used as verbs (‘VPrt critter constructions’), such as horse around, clam up, and rat out, are interesting because of their (i) grammatical structure, (ii) pragmatic function, ...
A semantic and pragmatic approach to verb particle constructions used in cartoons and puns
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
The aim of this paper is to discuss a special type of verb particle construction in English; namely, phrasal verbs used in cartoons and puns. Granted that the meaning of phrasal verbs may range from literal to idiomatic, ...
Verb-particle constructions in the language of business and finance
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
Although verb-particle combinations are generally relatively uncommon in formal English, they occur with a certain frequency in texts related to the economy, and specifically in journalism and academic analysis focusing ...
Transitive phrasal verbs in acquisition and use: A view from construction grammar
(Universitat Jaume I, 2012-07)
This paper surveys a number of aspects involved in viewing transitive phrasal verbs as verb-particle constructions in the construction-grammar sense of the term. The two word-order templates Verb-Object-Particle and ...